If you have a MacBook Air, how do you connect multiple monitors? The MacBook Air has 2 USB-C (Thunderbolt ports) which you can use to connect to external monitors. If you’re looking for a MacBook check these out. If the external monitor supports USB-C then you can just directly connect it to one of the […]
I recently completed a few of the Partnership Experience Academy Affiliate courses and they were completely free. The three courses that I completed are: Influencer Partnerships Affiliate & Partnerships Industry Fundamentals Affiliate & Partnerships Industry Associates These are the certificates you get when you complete the exam and I don’t think they are too hard […]
Today, I’ve reached another milestone in my running journey. It’s the 1000th day I’ve been running 5 KM per day – I haven’t missed a day and yes I’ve also been running in the rain! Running every day has become one of my daily habits and every day after the run I feel as though […]
Have you been in a situation where you need to open the Dell XPS back cover to get to the memory, SSD or battery? I recently had to do this for a friend and had to open the back cover and it was easy. There are 12 screws in total (10x T5 screws and 2x […]
Replacing the Faucet Water Filter is easy and straightforward if you have the right parts and tools. The reason I needed to replace the water filter was because of a small leak. I initially opened the filter and cleaned the washers that are inside the filter tap. It worked for a short period of time […]
Is there a quick and easy way to test to see if your remote control is working? Yes, there is. I’m going to show you how to do just that and all you need is a set of new batteries, the remote control and a phone. Your remote control needs to have a tip with […]
It’s been several years since I purchased the Xiaomi Roborock and I’ve never replaced the filter until just recently. You can purchase the Roborock replacement kit for only $30 and it includes the main brush, side brushes and replacement washable filters. I don’t believe the original filter was washable so I just threw it away […]
Have you ever noticed the Smart Diagnosis logo on the LG Neochef Microwave? If you see this logo you might get the impression the microwave is a “Smart” microwave i.e. you can connect to it via Bluetooth or WiFi. Now, this is not the case! If you see this symbol on the microwave it just […]
Did you know Zoho mail has a security feature called App Passwords? App passwords allow you to create a specific password just for that particular application to log in and connect to Zoho mail. I use Zoho app passwords when setting up SMTP authentication to grab and send emails from Gmail, WordPress or the VPS […]
The Panasonic microwave we had for over 10 years suddenly stopped heating the food! The turntable would spin and the light would go on but the food was still cold. I think the magnetron stopped working and it would have costed over $100 to replace. Considering it was over 10 years old, we decided to […]
If you no longer want to use your Instagram account, you can follow these steps to back up your Instagram account data and delete it. You do have the simple option of disabling the Instagram account if you believe you will use the account in the future, however, if you have a test account and […]
There are two email hosting platforms that I use. One is Google Gmail (I am on the old free G Suite plan which is going to end soon) and the other is Zoho Mail. Both are great email hosting solutions and Zoho Mail has its own Windows client you can install on your laptop. You […]
At Advertise Me, we have used the Linux Mint as the operating system for our digital signage players. The main reason for this is the flexibility and cost savings of using an open-source operating system. Compared to a Windows operating system, by using Linux Mint your clients would already be saving over $100. With Linux […]
Yes, I caught COVID last month and hence the reason why I’ve been fairly quiet on my website. I generally try to aim to write at least once a week but last month I was fairly busy with TAFE, University Assignments and just dealing with COVID. My daughter was the first one in the family […]
I’ve started a University and TAFE course this year and it’s been a while since I did any studying at all. I’ve recently had to learn how to reference and add citations for my assignments. The process off adding citations is very different when using Microsoft Word and Google Docs. For university, we use the […]
Home automation is something I’ve been keen on using throughout the house. I’ve been a Xiaomi fan for years and have several devices connected to Wifi and the Internet. I decided to add a TP-Link Kasa Smart Wifi board model KP303 to the home automation ecosystem and it’s working well with Google Home. I have […]
In a previous article, I shared how I replaced the suspension rods on the Fisher and Paykel (Model WL80T65CW1 Product Mkt 93114-B) washing machine, HOW TO FIXING OUT OF BALANCE ERROR ON FISHER AND PAYKEL WASHING MACHINE. In that article, I only talked about changing the suspension rods (dampening rubber bands) because I thought that […]
Today, I had to do some code debugging and fixed an issue with migrating an old web app for our company Advertise Me. Advertise Me originally focused on digital signage but we’ve grown the business and built several different digital web applications and you can find these listed here: Digital Solutions Software. There was one […]
There are two email hosting providers I use – one is ZOHO MAIL and the other is GMAIL. I’ve used Gmail for many years and I use this for our Advertise Me email addresses. I use ZOHO MAIL for my personal and other side projects such as Digital Wayfinding Solutions, ePosters and Social Wall. All […]
For the past several years Advertise Me has been supplying and using the LG digital signage commercial screens that have an internal media player. We have also used the commercial touchscreen for our digital wayfinding solutions and there is an internal media player that comes with the webOS – a proprietary LG operating system that […]